Get ready for a 25% tariff on Imported Orthopedic Products

25% TARIFF PROPOSED ON IMPORTED ORTHOPEDIC PRODUCTS (Orthopedic This Week)
This week, the Office of the United States Trade Representative issued a notice that it intends to impose a new 25% tariff on a large number of medical devices and drugs, including orthopedic products imported from China.
The wording of the proposed rule is unambiguous. All “orthopedic or fracture appliances, and parts and accessories thereof and all artificial joints and parts and accessories, thereof” coming from China would be subject to this proposed 25% tariff.
While the U.S. is the largest supplier of orthopedic...